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Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Love That Remains, Everybody to Kenmure Street, Reminders of Him and more

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Love That Remains, Everybody to Kenmure Street, Reminders of Him and more
Vanessa Thorpe
The Brit tipped to win casting’s first Oscar

Sun 15 Mar 2026

The Brit tipped to win casting’s first Oscar
Erica Wagner
I wasn’t bored by The Secret Agent, I just couldn’t stay. It’s actually a compliment

Sat 14 Mar 2026

I wasn’t bored by The Secret Agent, I just couldn’t stay. It’s actually a compliment
Wendy Ide
Oscars 2026 predictions: who will win in the biggest categories?

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Oscars 2026 predictions: who will win in the biggest categories?
Wendy Ide
Has Glen Powell run out of steam?

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Has Glen Powell run out of steam?
Sarah Manavis
Let’s stop defending shallow art as made ‘for women’

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Let’s stop defending shallow art as made ‘for women’
Melissa Denes
Why can’t film’s leading women age like Sean Penn?

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Why can’t film’s leading women age like Sean Penn?
Anthony Cummins
Why Hollywood has fallen in love with Thomas Pynchon

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Why Hollywood has fallen in love with Thomas Pynchon
Alex O’Connell
Timothée Chalamet says nobody cares about opera any more. I used to agree

Tue 10 Mar 2026

Timothée Chalamet says nobody cares about opera any more. I used to agree
Tim Adams
Steven Knight: ‘There’s always one family in a place like this that everybody’s scared of’

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Steven Knight: ‘There’s always one family in a place like this that everybody’s scared of’
Carolina Unzelte
The Secret Agent reveals why Brazil has entered a golden era of film

Sun 8 Mar 2026

The Secret Agent reveals why Brazil has entered a golden era of film
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Hoppers, Sound of Falling, Peaky Blinders, Mother’s Pride

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Hoppers, Sound of Falling, Peaky Blinders, Mother’s Pride
Tanya Gold
Becoming Liza Minnelli

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Becoming Liza Minnelli
Wendy Ide
The Bride! is an oddly beautiful collision of ideas

Fri 6 Mar 2026

The Bride! is an oddly beautiful collision of ideas
Tim Adams
James Bond books once deemed ‘not good enough’ for film, new papers reveal

Mon 2 Mar 2026

James Bond books once deemed ‘not good enough’ for film, new papers reveal
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Testament of Ann Lee, All You Need Is Kill, Molly vs the Machines and more

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Testament of Ann Lee, All You Need Is Kill, Molly vs the Machines and more
Wendy Ide
Sirāt is a mind-bending journey to the abyss

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Sirāt is a mind-bending journey to the abyss
Kenan Malik
A slur was shouted at the Baftas – but what followed was more dispiriting

Thu 26 Feb 2026

A slur was shouted at the Baftas – but what followed was more dispiriting
Stephen Armstrong
The battle for Warner Bros is a fight for the soul of Hollywood

Thu 26 Feb 2026

The battle for Warner Bros is a fight for the soul of Hollywood
Oliver Franklin-Wallis
An hour with… Aidan Zamiri

Thu 26 Feb 2026

An hour with… Aidan Zamiri
Seun Matiluko
The BBC wins no marks for its production at the Baftas

Mon 23 Feb 2026

The BBC wins no marks for its production at the Baftas
Wendy Ide
The Baftas was a night of surprise British wins

Mon 23 Feb 2026

The Baftas was a night of surprise British wins
Rosalind Jana
Welcome to Haringey’s house of fun, where home is a costume drama

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Welcome to Haringey’s house of fun, where home is a costume drama
Vanessa Thorpe
Want to make a hit movie in 2026? Look to the leading lady, not the male star

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Want to make a hit movie in 2026? Look to the leading lady, not the male star
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, The Moment, Cold Storage and more

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, The Moment, Cold Storage and more
Killian Fox
Óliver Laxe: ‘The film is alive inside me. It’s intense’

Thu 19 Feb 2026

Óliver Laxe: ‘The film is alive inside me. It’s intense’
Wendy Ide
The Secret Agent is an anarchic, supremely entertaining thriller

Thu 19 Feb 2026

The Secret Agent is an anarchic, supremely entertaining thriller
Jonathan Romney
The best and worst from the Berlin film festival

Wed 18 Feb 2026

The best and worst from the Berlin film festival
Andrew Anthony
YouTube star Markiplier is flipping the Hollywood script

Mon 16 Feb 2026

YouTube star Markiplier is flipping the Hollywood script
Xavier Greenwood
From g’day to ey oop: how Aussie star Jacob Elordi got his Wuthering Heights accent

Sat 14 Feb 2026

From g’day to ey oop: how Aussie star Jacob Elordi got his Wuthering Heights accent
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The President’s Cake, Crime 101, Looney Tunes and more

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The President’s Cake, Crime 101, Looney Tunes and more
Olivia Ovenden
What The Brutalist film-makers did next

Thu 12 Feb 2026

What The Brutalist film-makers did next
Erica Wagner
Ken Burns: ‘Things don’t work out for tyrants in the end’

Wed 11 Feb 2026

Ken Burns: ‘Things don’t work out for tyrants in the end’
Wendy Ide
Wuthering Heights is red-blooded, raunchy and entirely unfaithful

Tue 10 Feb 2026

Wuthering Heights is red-blooded, raunchy and entirely unfaithful
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: My Father’s Shadow, Send Help, 100 Nights of Hero

Sat 7 Feb 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: My Father’s Shadow, Send Help, 100 Nights of Hero
Róisín Lanigan
Three hours? There’s no way I’m watching that movie

Fri 6 Feb 2026

Three hours? There’s no way I’m watching that movie
Wendy Ide
The Chronology of Water is the abrasive work of an auteur

Fri 6 Feb 2026

The Chronology of Water is the abrasive work of an auteur
Lamorna Ash
Emma Corrin plays by their own rules

Thu 5 Feb 2026

Emma Corrin plays by their own rules
Mary Jordan
‘I want to show the audience my life’: Melania Trump’s biographer gives her verdict on the biopic

Mon 2 Feb 2026

‘I want to show the audience my life’: Melania Trump’s biographer gives her verdict on the biopic
Aisling Flaherty
‘I saw the Melania film four times on opening day. Did anyone else?’

Mon 2 Feb 2026

‘I saw the Melania film four times on opening day. Did anyone else?’
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Is This Thing On?, Kangaroo, Shelter and more

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Is This Thing On?, Kangaroo, Shelter and more
Stephen Armstrong
Melania Trump’s biopic is no normal documentary

Fri 30 Jan 2026

Melania Trump’s biopic is no normal documentary
Wendy Ide
An admiring portrait of a turning point in cinema

Fri 30 Jan 2026

An admiring portrait of a turning point in cinema
Killian Fox
The big picture: Zhang Kechun’s Silk Road film sets

Fri 30 Jan 2026

The big picture: Zhang Kechun’s Silk Road film sets
Eva Wiseman
An hour with… Cole Escola

Fri 30 Jan 2026

An hour with… Cole Escola
Barbara Ellen
Take That is an antidote to the ‘big glossy doc’

Fri 30 Jan 2026

Take That is an antidote to the ‘big glossy doc’
Craig McLean
The eternal life of Jeff Buckley

Thu 29 Jan 2026

The eternal life of Jeff Buckley
Olivia Ovenden
Will Arnett: ‘I know everything about Bradley Cooper’

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Will Arnett: ‘I know everything about Bradley Cooper’
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: No Other Choice, The History of Sound, Saipan, Mercy

Sat 24 Jan 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: No Other Choice, The History of Sound, Saipan, Mercy
Wendy Ide
H Is for Hawk is a soaring portrait of life after death

Fri 23 Jan 2026

H Is for Hawk is a soaring portrait of life after death
Wendy Ide
Sinners leads the pack with record 16 nominations

Thu 22 Jan 2026

Sinners leads the pack with record 16 nominations
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Voice Of Hind Rajab, Rental Family, The Rip and more

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Voice Of Hind Rajab, Rental Family, The Rip and more
Erica Wagner
Hamnet and Marty Supreme are all vibe, no story. Hollywood has lost the plot

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Hamnet and Marty Supreme are all vibe, no story. Hollywood has lost the plot
Barbara Ellen
Jacob Elordi, the Aussie actor with movie star good looks and an eye for standout roles

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Jacob Elordi, the Aussie actor with movie star good looks and an eye for standout roles
Wendy Ide
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a bold, brutal tale of good versus evil

Thu 15 Jan 2026

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a bold, brutal tale of good versus evil
Sean O’Hagan
Richard Linklater’s love letter to the New Wave

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Richard Linklater’s love letter to the New Wave
Eva Wiseman
Why skin positivity is having a bumpy ride

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Why skin positivity is having a bumpy ride
Killian Fox
Steve Coogan: ‘I don’t mind a fight. I probably gravitate towards it’

Tue 13 Jan 2026

Steve Coogan: ‘I don’t mind a fight. I probably gravitate towards it’
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Giant, Becoming Victoria Wood

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Giant, Becoming Victoria Wood
Lily Isaacs
Buckley’s dramatic rise from BBC talent search to the Golden Globes

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Buckley’s dramatic rise from BBC talent search to the Golden Globes
Phoebe Davis
Literary style: Hamnet’s jerkins and capes herald ‘poetcore’ fashion trend

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Literary style: Hamnet’s jerkins and capes herald ‘poetcore’ fashion trend
Sean O’Hagan
The medics who answered Hind Rajab’s call

Fri 9 Jan 2026

The medics who answered Hind Rajab’s call
Wendy Ide
Hamnet is an earthy, grounded tale of grief

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Hamnet is an earthy, grounded tale of grief
Guy Lodge
Nia DaCosta: ‘I’m drawn to different worlds. I go where I feel the passion’

Tue 6 Jan 2026

Nia DaCosta: ‘I’m drawn to different worlds. I go where I feel the passion’
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Chalamet effect looks set to bounce table tennis into fashion

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Chalamet effect looks set to bounce table tennis into fashion
Wendy Ide
Song Sung Blue is the definition of middle-of-the-road film-making

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Song Sung Blue is the definition of middle-of-the-road film-making
Wendy Ide
The films to look out for in 2026

Thu 1 Jan 2026

The films to look out for in 2026
Katherine Pangonis
Brigitte Bardot was no simple heroine

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Brigitte Bardot was no simple heroine
Stephan Elliott
Terence Stamp, remembered by Stephan Elliott

Thu 25 Dec 2025

Terence Stamp, remembered by Stephan Elliott
Wendy Ide
The best films of 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

The best films of 2025
Killian Fox
Portrait of the artist as a Hollywood icon

Wed 24 Dec 2025

Portrait of the artist as a Hollywood icon
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Sentimental Value, Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Six Billion Dollar Man: Julian Assange and the Price of Truth and more

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Sentimental Value, Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Six Billion Dollar Man: Julian Assange and the Price of Truth and more
Lily Isaacs
Timothée Chalamet proves supremely gifted at the gen Z Oscars game

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Timothée Chalamet proves supremely gifted at the gen Z Oscars game
Wendy Ide
Marty Supreme is bold, brash – and one of the best films of the year

Fri 19 Dec 2025

Marty Supreme is bold, brash – and one of the best films of the year
Andrew Anthony
Stellan Skarsgård on family, fatherhood and Sentimental Value

Wed 17 Dec 2025

Stellan Skarsgård on family, fatherhood and Sentimental Value
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide: Rob Reiner made the movies we love

Mon 15 Dec 2025

Wendy Ide: Rob Reiner made the movies we love
Alexi Mostrous
Here’s Johnny! The return of a Hollywood star too big to cancel

Mon 15 Dec 2025

Here’s Johnny! The return of a Hollywood star too big to cancel
Wendy Ide
Eleanor the Great, Goodbye June and more

Sat 13 Dec 2025

Eleanor the Great, Goodbye June and more
Wendy Ide
Lurker is an unflinching portrait of our parasocial times

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Lurker is an unflinching portrait of our parasocial times
Anna Leszkiewicz
How Chloe Zhao turned Hamnet into an award-winner

Fri 12 Dec 2025

How Chloe Zhao turned Hamnet into an award-winner
Andrew Anthony
Julian Assange ‘has been in prison for his virtues, not his vices’

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Julian Assange ‘has been in prison for his virtues, not his vices’
Jude Rogers
Timothy Spall: ‘The great thing about life now is that I really know I’m living it’

Mon 8 Dec 2025

Timothy Spall: ‘The great thing about life now is that I really know I’m living it’
Marie Le Conte
Finally, a sex scene filmed in the right place: behind a high street bin

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Finally, a sex scene filmed in the right place: behind a high street bin
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Eternity, Prime Minister, Cover-Up and more

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Eternity, Prime Minister, Cover-Up and more
Wendy Ide
It Was Just an Accident is a furious attack on the Iranian regime

Fri 5 Dec 2025

It Was Just an Accident is a furious attack on the Iranian regime
Wendy Ide
The 25 best films of the century so far

Thu 4 Dec 2025

The 25 best films of the century so far
Stephen Armstrong
Kyle MacLachlan: ‘David Lynch found me. I was in total obscurity’

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Kyle MacLachlan: ‘David Lynch found me. I was in total obscurity’
Olivia Ovenden
Noah Baumbach wants one more shot

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Noah Baumbach wants one more shot
Liv Little
What Pillion gets right about sex on screen

Thu 4 Dec 2025

What Pillion gets right about sex on screen
Martin Scorsese
‘I grew up close to violence. It’s a part of being human’

Mon 1 Dec 2025

‘I grew up close to violence. It’s a part of being human’
Barbara Ellen
ScarJo in an Exorcist remake? It’s already making my head swivel

Sun 30 Nov 2025

ScarJo in an Exorcist remake? It’s already making my head swivel
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s picks: Blue Moon, Wake Up Dead Man

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Wendy Ide’s picks: Blue Moon, Wake Up Dead Man
Melanie Reid
‘After I broke my neck my husband looked after me. Now I care for him’

Tue 29 Apr 2025

‘After I broke my neck my husband looked after me. Now I care for him’
Melanie Reid
Melanie Reid: 'My husband cared for me. Now I care for him'

Tue 29 Apr 2025

Melanie Reid: 'My husband cared for me. Now I care for him'
Petal power: farmers turn to wildflowers to save their crops

Mon 28 Apr 2025

Petal power: farmers turn to wildflowers to save their crops
Steve Bloomfield
Winners in the fight for Africa’s democracies are getting hard to find

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Winners in the fight for Africa’s democracies are getting hard to find
Susannah Clapp
Gary Oldman is extraordinary in Krapp’s Last Tape

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Gary Oldman is extraordinary in Krapp’s Last Tape
James Tapper
Tributes pour in for Virginia Giuffre, a ‘light for survivors’

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Tributes pour in for Virginia Giuffre, a ‘light for survivors’
Will Hutton
Will Hutton: 'This unholy alliance between bond markets and forecasters will ruin us'

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Will Hutton: 'This unholy alliance between bond markets and forecasters will ruin us'

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